T.E. Lawrence Dies of Injuries Received in Motorcycle Accident
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T.E. Lawrence, better known internationally as Lawrence of Arabia, dies of injuries received in a motorcycle accident six days earlier.

Hugh Cairns, a neurosurgeon who had been one of Lawrence's attending physicians, is so moved by the tragedy that he begins a study of the large number of deaths from head injuries received in motorcycle accidents. His work will lead to the adoption of crash helmets by civilian and military motorcycle riders in Britain.